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English term or phrase:
frontloading
English answer:
drug solution is shifted from one syringe into another with the needle
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frontloading
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related to drug use. Context: The sharing of “cookers” and “filters”, and drug sharing by “backloading” and “frontloading” were common.
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drug solution is shifted from one syringe into another with the needle
Backloading/frontloading: “Backloading” and “frontloading” refer to a practice whereby one syringe is used to prepare the drug solution, which is then divided into one or more syringes for injection. The drug solution is shifted from one syringe into another with the needle (frontloading) or plunger (backloading) removed. HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious agents can be transmitted if the preparation syringe has been contaminated.
http://hrw.org/reports/2006/ukraine0306/1.htm
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-09-23 20:07:07 GMT)
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drug solution is shifted from one syringe into another with the needle removed
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-09-23 20:10:18 GMT)
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'Frontloading' is a drug sharing practice in which an injector's syringe is used to measure drugs and to give a 'fair share' to another injector by 'spouting' the drug into another's syringe.
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102197840.html
http://hrw.org/reports/2006/ukraine0306/1.htm
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-09-23 20:07:07 GMT)
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drug solution is shifted from one syringe into another with the needle removed
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-09-23 20:10:18 GMT)
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'Frontloading' is a drug sharing practice in which an injector's syringe is used to measure drugs and to give a 'fair share' to another injector by 'spouting' the drug into another's syringe.
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102197840.html
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